1929 VFL Round 9: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1929 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 9 of the 1929 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain.
Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), C. Ahern, J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, K. Veevers
Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), A. Stevens (vice-capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, A. Barlow, B. Downie, C. Gaudion, I. McAlpine, A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, J. Robertson, B. Russ, E. Shade, L. Sharpe, R. Thompson, J. Watt, N. Woodman
Collingwood (20.19.139) defeated Footscray (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (8), H. Collier (3), G. Gibbs (3), J. Harris (2), B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy
Footscray: A. Morrison (5), A. Hopkins (3), B. O'Brien (2), F. Aked, J. Robertson, B. Russ, E. Shade
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
20.19.139 - 14.10.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 19 | 20 | . | 19 | (139) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 23 | COLL by 54 | COLL by 45 | COLL by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Alec Eason
(Footscray)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood),
Arthur Stevens
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. McNab
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ahern, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Veevers, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 20 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Andersen, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Barlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Shade, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Sharpe, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Stevens, Arthur (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 10 | |||